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Seeking info about William Gledhill (b.abt1821)and Sarah Elvidge.(b.abt 1823)Married in Wakefield abt 1846.Trying to locate parents of both.If any one can help I would be most grateful. Thanks Erika.
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Hi Erika,
There is a marriage for a William GLEDHILL Dec q 1846 Wakefield 22 148 and a marriage for Sarah ELVIDGE Dec Q 1846 Wakefield 22 641. I've checked the images so they don't appear to have married each other! Do you have any further information eg. birth certificates of one of the children or census records?
Do you have reason to believe that they may have died in Lancashire?
Jean
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Mistranscribed on freebmd :)
GRO marriage images show both names at Dec 1846 Wakefield 22 648
Barbara
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1851 HO107/2324 folio 290 Page 12
Vulcan Place, Dewsbury
William Gledhill 26 Clothier Dewsbury
Sarah Gledhill 26 wife South Kirkby
Louisa Gledhill 4 Scholar
John Richard Gledhill 3
Thomas Evidge Gledhill 7 mo name written as Thomas E then Evidge written above E
children born Dewsbury
Barbara
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possible 1841 census, though you need the marriage cert to be sure of father's name and occupation
1841 HO107/1268/4 Folio 11 Page 14
63 Pilgrims Cottages, Dewsbury, Yorkshire
GLEDHILL
James 45 Clothier
Sarah 45
Charles 20 App
William 15 App
Emma 13
James 11
Jemima 9
Sarah 7
Esther 5
all born Yorkshire
Barbara
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A couple of possibles for Sarah in 1841 are in Nottingham and Sheffield, but this one seems closest, not with parents though. Birthplace South Kirkby about 11 miles from Wakefield
HO107/1271/8 Folio 43 Page 14
Lake Lodge, Stanley, Wakefield, Yorkshire
in household of Joseph Atkinson, merchant
Sarah Elvidge 20 Female Servant born Yorkshire
Barbara
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Just had another look at the images, and Barbara you are right - it is 22 648 for both but some of the pen strokes are very faint!
Jean
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Hi Jean,
The GRO images are much clearer usually than the freebmd ones, as I found when doing some transcribing for them
::)
I have sent in an amendment, so hopefully in future Sarah will appear as a spouse on the same page as William
Barbara :)
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Excellent Barbara, that will be a great help.
Jean
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Sincere thanks to both Barbara and Jean for your response to my question regarding William Gledhill and Sarah Elvidge.Williams grandson William Henry is my grandfather who was born in Victoria, Australia.I have been trying to collate some information about forbears for my 84 year old father and had come to a standstill.My fathers 92 year old cousin passed away last week and I promised his family I'd try and gather some details. Their father was the son of John Elvidge Gledhill also born in Victoria Australia.So once again thanks for your assistance.Erika
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Hi Erika,
Good luck with that, as I said, you may need the marriage certificate to learn a little more and get further back with the family
Kind regards,
Barbara
:)
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Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades"
for SOUTH KIRKBY in Baines's Directory and Gazetteer Directory of 1822.
Miscellany of trades
Bolland Thos. plumber & glazier
Gledhill Charles, Esq.
Ledger Richard, cabinet maker, &c.
Nottingham Timothy, corn miller
Radley Samuel, vict. Crown
Waterton Mary, vict. Rose
Wilson Edward
Charles Gledhill esq Lived in my village of South Kirkby at the Grove house.He was a typical country gentleman.His house still remains and is now our town hall.It became a convent at one time and the council bought it when it was closed.The link to some pics of the Grove is http://www.rootschat.com/links/0sr2/